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miserably overwhelmed by physical and mental agonies, or perceiving the lustful or the fear-stricken people, ever remain vigilant i.e., wakeful. 3.12 mamta eyam maimam! pāsa.
O intelligent person, look thoughtfully. Bhāsyam Sūtra 12
These are pitfalls for the person who is spiritually asleep. Seeing this, O intelligent person! you should realize that sleep is harmful and wakefulness is beneficial (for spiritual progress). 3.13 ārambhajam dukkhamiņam ti naccă
Having known that suffering is due to acts of violence,
(you should practice to ever remain wakeful). Bhāsyam Sutra 13
A 'violent' act means non-restraint or any kind of activity due to violence and the like. 'Whatever misery there is in this world is due to violence' - appreciating this, you should free yourself from all acts of violence and practice religious vigilance. 3.14 māi pamāi punarei gabbham.
The deceitful and the non-vigilant transmigrates again
and again. Bhāsyam Sūtra 14
The realization of immortality is the consummation of religious life. In such state, a person is freed from birth and death. The cessation of the old and resumption of the new body is worldly life. The cycle of repeated birth and death continues in this way.
The Sūtra here defines the condition of rebirth : the deceitful and the non-vigilant is subjected to repeated transmigration. The deceitful has his mind infected by sensual objects and passions. His dispositions are never purified. The non-vigilant cannot act in a right way. He is consequently involved in repeated rebirth. A person who is subject to birth in necessarily subject to death. 3.15 uvehamāņo sadda-rūvcsu amju mārābhisamki maraņā pamuccati.
The monk who is indifferent to sounds and colours is upright. One who is ever alert to death is liberated from it.
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